Shortly after you have enrolled, a unique application form will be sent to the email address you supplied at enrolment. If you do not receive this email, please email supportfund@leedscitycollege.ac.uk for a new link to be sent out. Once you have completed the application, it will then outline what evidence you will need to bring and where to take it.
If you are aged 16-19 and live in a household with a gross annual income of £30,000 or below, you may be eligible for support with meals and travel.
You may be able to receive assistance with the cost of travel to and from college if your household income is £30,000 or below.
Passes may be provided for the use of First West Yorkshire, Arriva, TransDev and Metro. This is at the discretion of Leeds City College and the most suitable method of transport will be determined upon receipt of a successful application.
Please note, funding and financial support are only available to students attending college for five hours or more per week.
If you received free meals at school, you may be able to continue receiving them at college. You may also be eligible for meal support if your gross household income is £30,000 or below.
Please note, funding and financial support are only available to students attending college for five hours or more per week. You may be eligible for meals worth up to £6.50.
To be eligible, you must be 16-18 years old on 31 August 2024, have an EHCP or be a 19+ continuer.
Additionally, your parents must be in receipt of one or more of the following benefits:
You will need to bring in up-to-date evidence to receive Free School Meals.
Students will not be able to use their meal cards to purchase confectionery and drinks. Drinking water will be made available.
If you are attending a placement you may receive a cash-equivalent voucher to the value of £3.00 per day to be used at a supermarket of your choice.
If you are aged under 20, you may be eligible for help under the government’s Care to Learn scheme which pays for childcare with an Ofsted-registered provider while you are at college up to a maximum of £180 per week for each child.
The Care to Learn scheme can help with the cost of your childcare, including deposit and registration fees, a childcare taster session for up to five days, keeping your childcare place over the summer holidays and taking your child to their childcare provider.
To apply, you must choose your childcare provider before you make a Care to Learn application. The Welfare Team can assist you with this. Once you have done this, complete an application online here.
After you have applied, you must show a copy of your child’s birth certificate and a letter confirming you are claiming child benefit for your child to the Welfare Team. Your childcare provider will only be paid once you have shown evidence of this.
For further information about the Care to Learn scheme, visit https://www.gov.uk/care-to-learn
If you are aged 16-18 you could be entitled to a weekly payment as well as support with travel and meals. To be eligible for Priority Fund you must fall under any of the following categories:
To apply for Priority Fund, please email your evidence and bank details to priorityfund@leedscitycollege.ac.uk
The college has a Welfare Team, supporting students to overcome barriers that are impacting attendance, progression and achievement. These could be issues such as money worries, housing problems, loss of income and access to benefits.
Advice is offered directly to students, or support is given to curriculum staff to help students with their issues. We also refer to external organisations for on-going support.
We can provide targeted support to young parents, ensuring a smooth transition into college by helping find childcare places and manage relationships with childcare providers.
Advice and support are given on a range of social, economic and wellbeing issues to remove barriers to education and enrich the young parent’s experience of college.
Contacts:
welfare@leedscitycollege.ac.uk
Information on fees and funding is correct at the time of publication, however may be subject to change due to college and government policy decisions.
Students have the right to appeal a decision. This must be in writing to the Student Funds Finance Manager within 21 days of receiving confirmation of an award or a rejection. The letter should set out the reasons for the appeal plus any further evidence to support the appeal. The decision of the Student Funds Finance Manager will be given in writing within 14 days.
